I forgot to mention that when we used Untours in Italy, we would all gather together after our day of independent exploring and have dinner potluck style under the pergola. We would compare notes and have great conversation into the evening. We had 2 sets of people come and go while we were there.
Also, we had a medical emergency and the Untour hostess and representative made sure we got the best of care. We have said many times since,"This is why we use untours".

Lusiah, makes a very good point about meeting interesting people.

We met incredibly interesting people on our tour which was the most unexpected thing of all.

I honestly have never laughed as much in my life and spent the 9 hour plane trip home sitting with my new best friend who is a 67 year old retired lady (who was on the trip with her granddaughter). She told me crazy stories of her life and we laughed so hard we cried.

Also on the 9 hour ride home, my daughter sat with her new friends, my son sat with his and my husband with others.

The last night in Rome my daughter cried because she didn't want to say good=bye to her new friends (thank god for MSN messenger and e-mail!).